Journalism

Before the films came radio and print. Selected reporting, interviews and press.

Reporting and radio

1. El VacíoThe New York Times Op-Docs · 2019Short documentary with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.

2. Recorded recantation in the San Antonio Four caseFilmed for Southwest of Salem · 2012One of the two accusers recanted on camera, to Esquenazi and to lawyers of the Innocence Project of Texas.

3. The Farm :: Inside the Anchor Home for BoysJuvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org) · 2014Short investigative documentary on Lester Roloff’s rehab homes, supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

4. Stories From Deep in the HeartTexas Folklife · 2011–2013She directed the youth radio documentary programme, which produced more than 85 radio documentaries and digital stories.

5. Print and radio reportingVillage Voice, Jerusalem Post, NPR affiliates

Interviews and talks

1. Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Deborah S. EsquenaziWomen and Hollywood · April 12, 2016

2. Director Deborah Esquenazi on What Drew Her to a Satanic-Ritual Abuse Trial in TexasNew York Magazine, The Cut · April 17, 2016

3. ‘Southwest of Salem’ Tells Story of Homophobia and InjusticeRising Up with Sonali (audio) · September 2016

4. Southwest of Salem: How Four Wrongfully Convicted Latina Lesbians Survived A Witch-HuntAutostraddle · November 18, 2016

5. A Conversation with Filmmaker Deborah S. EsquenaziLatino Media Arts and Studies, University of Texas at Austin · October 15, 2020

Coverage

1. Texas Filmmaker Screens In-Progress ‘San Antonio Four’ DocFilmStew · March 2, 2013

2. Design for LivingAustin Chronicle · April 3, 2015

3. Latina Director Launches Production Company to Tell Stories About Queer Women of ColorRemezcla · June 14, 2018

4. Deborah S. Esquenazi Adapts Her ‘Southwest of Salem’ Doc for TVColorlines · June 13, 2018

5. San Antonio Four Thank ‘Power of Filmmaking’ at GLAAD AwardsThe Advocate · May 9, 2017